Cotton-picker.



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JAiNlES S. GLOVER, 0F MINNICK, TENNESSEE.

COTTON-PICKER.

Application filed March 2. 1907.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 21, 1908.

Serial No. 360,129.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, Jmurzs S. Gnovnn, a citizen of the United States,residing at Minnick, in the county of Obion and State of Tennessee, haveinvented certain new and useful Im rovements in Cotton-Pickers, of whichthe ollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to cotton pickers, and has for its object to pickthe cotton from the bushes, to break the bolls, remove the trash anddeposit the cotton in a suitable receptacle.

With these objects in view and such others as may hereinafter appear, myinvention consists in the particular construction of the various parts,and in the novel manner of combination and arrangement of said parts,all of which will be more fully described and specifically pointed outin the appended c aims.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification:Figure 1, is an endelevation looking toward the rear end of the machine, Fig. 2, is asimilar view looking in the opposite direction, Fig. 3 is a sideelevation, with one of the conveyers removed, and Fig. 4, is a to planview.

fteferring by numerals to the drawings, 1 represents 1parallel andoppositely dis osed upper and ower side sections, 2 paralle andoppositely disposed upper and lower end sections connecting the upperand lower side sections, and 3 the corner sections connecting the upperand lower side and end sections, so as to form a rectangular frame. Thisframe is provided upon its rear end with a revolving horizontal shaft 4,mounted in bearings 5, and having keyed thereupon suitable wheels 6, andthe front end is supported by colter Wheels 7, and further provided witha yoke S, to which the draft may be attached.

Keyed upon the axle 4, is a sprocket wheel 9, connected by a sprocketchain 10, to a s rocket Wheel 11, keyed u on a transverse s aft 12,ournaled in suitab e bearings about the center of the lower sidesections. The sprocket wheel 11 is provided upon its respective sideswith beveled gears 13, in mesh with beveled gears 14, mounted uponparallel shafts 15, journaled in the lower end section of the frame anda transverse brace or support 16. The free ends of the shafts15, bemgprovided with sprocket wheels 17, the object of which will hereinafterappear.

Pivoted to the upper end sections upon the respective sides of the frameand made adjustable thereupon, are corresponding convcyer frames 18,having mounted therein parallel rollers 19 and 20, connected by a beltor apron 21, arranged upon which is a series of transverse strips 22,carrying rows of -lingers 23; the sides of the conveyor frames arecurved as shown at 24, and provided upon their prolonged free ends withdeflecting guide plates 25, adapted to bring the cotton in contact withthe fingers 23. The ends of the rollers 19, are provided withsprocketwheels 26, the object of which will be herein after explained.

Mounted upon transverse su ports 27, at each end of the frame is acentr: bar 28, having oppositely disposed rows of fingers 29, andmounted upon each side thereof upon a shaft 30, is a longitudinal brakedrum 31, car rying rows of fingers 32, adapted to intermesh with thefingers 29. Keyed upon the ends of the shafts 30, are sprocket wheels33, connected by sprocket chains 34, to the sprocket wheels 17, and 26.

Arranged beneath the brake drums are transverse rollers 35 and 36,connected by a belt or apron 37. One of the rollers 35 is somewhatelevated so as to incline the apron toward the rear end of the frame,and is provided with a pulley 38, connected by a twisted belt 39,- to apulley 40, keyed upon the shaft 12, the object being to cause the apronto travel toward the rear end of the frame. Arranged upon each side ofthe apron 37, is a guard 41, adapted to prevent the cotton from fallingtherefrom.

Adjacent to the roller 36, is a comb 42, which is so arranged as toleave sufficient space for the trash to pass down between itself and theroller, and mounted in suitable bearings adjacent to the comb is atransverse shaft 43, carrying a series of saws 44, which revolve betweenthe teeth of the comb. The shaft 43 being provided upon one end. with apulley 45, connected by a belt 46, to a pulley 47, keyed upon the shaft12, and upon the other end with a cog wheel 48, in mesh with a cog wheel4-9, keyed upon a transverse shaft 50, carrying a rotary brush 51, incontact with the teeth of the saws and is adapted to brush the cottonfrom the saws down into a suitable receptacle 52, carried by I anddetachably secured to the frame.

Having thus described the various features of my invention, what I claimas new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a cotton picker, conveyers pivoted to the respective sides of theframe, series of fingers carried by the conveyers, means for bringingthe cotton in contact with the fingers, longitudinal brake drums mountedwithin the frame, means for driving the conveyers and brake drums, alongitudinal conveyer arranged beneath the brake drums, a comb adjacentto the rear end of the longitudinal conveyer, saws adapted to revolvebetween the teeth of the comb, a brush in engagement with the teeth ofthe saw, and means for driving the said longitudinal con- Eeyer, sawsand brush, substantially as speci- 2. In a cotton picker, a framemounted upon wheels, conveyers pivoted upon the respective sides of theframe and made adj ustable thereupon, guides carried by the conveyers,longitudinal brake drums mounted Within the frame, means for driving thesaid conveyers and brake drums, a longitudinal conveyer arranged beneaththe brake drums, a comb arranged in juxtaposition to the longitudinalconveyer, a series of saws adapted to revolve between the teeth of thecomb, a rotary brush engaging the teeth of the saws, means for drivingthe said longitudinal conveyer, saws and brush, substantially as shownand for the purpose specified.

3. In a cotton picker, a frame mounted upon wheels, conveyers pivotedupon the respective sides of the frame, rows of fingers carried by theconveyers, means for adjusting the receiving ends of the conveyerstoward and away from the sides of the frame, deflecting guides carriedby the conveyers, longitudinal brake drums mounted within the frame,means for driving the said conveyers and brake drums, a longitudinalconveyer arranged beneath the brake drums, a comb arranged injuxtaposition to the rear end of the longitudinal conveyer, a series ofsaws adapted to revolve between the teeth of the comb, a rotary brushengaging the teeth of the saws, and means for driving the saidlongitudinal conveyer, saws and brush, 5:-

substantially as specified.

JAMES S. GLOVER.

Witnesses:

OWEN H. FOWLER, W. P. HARRIsoN.

